Celts Stats sans Antoine

["hironaka@xxxxxxxxx"<hironaka@xxxxxxxxx>]

We all knew what some of the keys were in order to hold 
the fort in Walker's absence. Now with word that Delk and 
Walker are expected to play on Friday, here's a quick 
(individual) statistical breakdown of the good and bad 
during Walker's 4-game absence (2-2). I don't have time 
to look into overall team stats.

The "BAD":

-Vin Baker took only 8 shot attempts in the four games, 
and managed 11 rebounds, 13 fouls, 1 assist and 6 
turnovers in 68 minutes (17.0 mpg).

-Grant Long got 55 minutes with uneven results. In two of 
the four games he was shut out completely on the boards. 
In the other two games, he was shut out on points. 
Although those aren't Antoine Walker numbers, he did 
contribute a 3 assist and 7 rebound game against Detroit, 
his longest stint (23 minutes).

-Kedrick contributed secondary stats like 16 rebounds and 
3 blocks in the first three games, but logged just 3 
minutes against Detroit. Part of the problem is that he 
shot 0-7 on treys (not 1-7 as I previously posted).

-Shammond. I don't want to get further into it, but in 
light of his zero shot attempts against Detroit in 16 
minutes, its clear Boston could even have been 3-1 if 
Tony Delk had dressed. In 51 total minutes (one DNP-CD), 
Shammond had just 1 assist.


The "Good":

-Eric shot 13-31 from the field but did a great job 
getting to the line (22 trips, 16 makes). He struggled to 
a 1 rebound game in 38 minutes v. Orlando, but offset 
that with 5 assists. In the other three games, Eric 
dragged down 8.3 boards. He only attempted two 3-pointers 
overall, missing both. He had 14 points and 12 boards 
versus Detroit.

-I credit Battie as Boston's Player of the Week, merely 
for playing in all four games, even though he might have 
sat a few if his teammates were healthy. TB made 15 FGs 
in 27 FG attempts, with 22 trips to the line (16 points). 
He averaged 6 boards in 25 minutes per game, including 16 
points and 6 boards versus Detroit, in a game we SHOULD 
have won! ;-)

-Walt struggled against Denver (1-8) to offset an 
otherwise wonderful week. He nailed 11 LONG three-point 
shots (44%) to average 11.3 points with 23 rebounds, 12 
assists, 6 steals and 3 blocks overall. Among those 11 
bombs (averaging at least 25 feet) were some of the 
critical baskets of the games.

-JR Bremer scored 43 points with 15 assists and 5 
turnovers. He canned 9 three-point shots in 22 attempts 
(.409). One thing fans may not realize is that Bremer is 
earning massive minutes. He's averaged 35 mpg in the past 
9 games, which no doubt is third on the team behind the 
captains. Not bad for an undrafted rookie, even though 
his game has come down to earth lately. Nevertheless, he 
will now almost certainly average double figures for the 
entire month of January (he just needs a couple of 
baskets). Boston's season hung in the balance when Mr 
Calm came along and lit a spark. Whatever contributions 
he makes the rest of the way, January was Employee Number 
9's big month.

Go Celts! Let's hope to finish 8-7 this month with one 
more win. Whatever happens tomorrow, I'm proud they came 
back from a 1-5 start, and as a team overcame three 
near "worst case scenario" injuries (Battie, Delk, 
Walker) at once. 

On paper, January was the toughest schedule we'd face all 
year. It proved to be fun...the 23-point comeback win, 
the second B2B Player of the Weeks, and our captains BOTH 
crossing the .400FG% Mendoza line just in time for the 
All Star selection. ;-)

Joe H.
















 
 
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